Transparent conductors as solar energy materials: A panoramic review

https://www.seas.upenn.edu/~lior/documents/EnergyexergyandSecondLawperformancecriteriapublished.pdf

Energy, exergy, and Second Law performance criteria

https://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30005093/crawford-netenergyanalysis-2003.pdf

Net energy analysis of solar and conventional domestic hot water systems in Melbourne, Australia

Putting solar energy on the urban map: a new GIS-based approach for dwellings

Concentrated photovoltaic technology (CPV) uses optics such as mirrors and lens to focus sunlight on solar cells for the sake of generating electricity. CPV has advantage over non-concentrated photovoltaic as less number of solar cells are required for the same power output. Along with duration and intensity of sunlight, temperature also has great effect on the performance of PV module as high temperature significantly reduces output power. This research paper explains a practical approach to enhance the efficiency of solar panel by the use of mirrors and cooling mechanism. These reflectors are cheap, easy to handle, simple enough to use and need no extra equipment or devices to use. But CPV operate efficiently in concentrated light as long as the solar cells are kept cool by means of some heat sinks. Experimental results indicate appreciable enhancement in overall output of solar panel. Experimental readings obtained from a) without reflectors and without cooling b) with reflectors and without cooling c) with reflectors and with cooling are compared. Corresponding results obtained from different conditions showing improvement in efficiency up to 32% in case (b) and 52% in case (c) are tabled and plotted.

Improvement in solar panel efficiency using solar concentration by simple mirrors and by cooling

Active Solar Systems is volume 6 in a series that surveys advances in solar energy research since the oil shock of the early 1970s. Books in the series document in particular the period 1973 to 1985, which spawned a rich array of federally financed technological programs and developments facilitating the practical use of solar energy.The twenty-two contributions in Active Solar Systems introduce design, analysis, and control methods for active systems and cover advances in the interconnected technologies for water heating, space heating, and space cooling. They show that, with effective marketing and with environmental costs factored into individual consumer decisions, there is strong potential for solar water heating and space heating, and that solar cooling has potential but needs further development to become commercially viable. The details of the materials involved in these technologies are covered in volume 5, Solar Collectors, Energy Storage, and Materials.George LA¶f is Professor Emeritus and Senior Advisor in the Solar Energy Applications Laboratory at Colorado State University.

Solar Water Heating

This chapter contains sections titled: Summary of State of the Art, Rankine Solar Cooling Projects, Economic Considerations, Future Research and Development, References

George LÃ¶f

Papers

Solar Water Heating

Mechanical Systems and Components

Design Methods for Active Solar Systems

Solar Space Heating

Controls in Active Solar Energy Systems